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National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools in Equatorial Guinea to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Council’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, said the move was to expand its global presence. Sani said…
14 Feb
The National Examination Council (NECO) has officially released the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, conducted from Thursday, 14th November, to Saturday, 14th December, 2024. Announcing the release of the results at the NECO headquarters on Friday, 14th February 2025, during a press briefing, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani…
21 Jan
Arrangements have been concluded to air 320 school lessons in 10 subjects on Lagos Television and social media handles. The lessons, to be aired under the Eko Learners Support Programme of Lagos State Government, are for preparations for West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examination Council (NECO). Mr Durotimi Adeboye, the Project…
14 Jan
The Lagos State Government has launched the Eko Learners’ Support for the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) candidates. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, made this known at the unveiling of the programme at the Education Resource Centre in Lagos on Tuesday. According to him,…
19 Dec
The House of Representatives has recommended the delisting of the National Examinations Council (NECO), University of Ibadan, and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment from the 2025 budget. Others affected are 21 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for their alleged repeated failure to account for previous budgetary allocations and internally-generated revenue. The News Agency…
19 Dec
The Federal Government has set a three-year timeline to migrate all examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to computer-based testing (CBT) mode.
23 Nov
National Examinations Council (NECO) continues its international expansion by accrediting additional schools in Niger Republic and Niger Republic to administer its Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement from NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Saturday, noted that the move aims to broaden NECO's…
13 Nov
The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has paid the allowances of all 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This is contained in a statement to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of NECO, Azeez Sani. Sani said the…
12 Nov
The Executive Secretary, the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) Iyela Ajayi has disclosed that about 40 percent of
10 Nov
NECO [/caption Examiners hired by the National Examinations Council (NECO) to mark the 2024 student exams are threatening a nationwide protest over unpaid entitlements. The examiners, who completed marking three months ago, are mobilising colleagues across states for the protest after expressing frustration over delayed payments. A letter, dated November 8, 2024, from a group…
4 Nov
The National Examination Council (NECO) has officially revised its 2024 SSCE External Timetable to accommodate the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for Saturday, November 16. This adjustment, shared on NECO’s website on Monday, advises candidates to review the revised timetable, as some exam dates may now differ from the original schedule. The announcement stated,…
31 Oct
The Babatope Memorial High School Old Students Association, Ikoro Ekiti (BATOMEH), has lamented increased cases of malpractice among students sitting for the West African Senior School Examination (WASSCE) and the General Certificate of Examination (GCE), and called for concerted efforts from all concerned to stamp out the menace.
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